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<br /> <br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.16 · Issue 5 · June/July 2021 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> Wafer-scale integration<br /> of InP DFB lasers<br /> News from IMS, APEC<br /> and OFC 2021<br /> ST developing SiC and GaN devices for Renault ·<br /> Aixtron raises guidance · First Solar doubling US production<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Market-Leading Equipment for<br /> WAFER LEVEL OPTICS<br /> MANUFACTURING<br /> <br /> Enabling 3D / Depth Sensors, Biometric<br /> Authentication and AR/VR Displays<br /> Nanoimprint Lithography, Lens Molding / Stacking,<br /> Wafer Bonding and Metrology<br /> High performance equipment combined with the<br /> EVG NILPhotonics® Competence Center<br /> ensures short time to market<br /> GET IN TOUCH to discuss your manufacturing needs<br /> www.EVGroup.co<a title="SemiconductorToday2021(05)JuneJuly page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/2e42b2a9?page=1"> 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